Karnes County Drilling Permits

Every permit issued by the Texas Railroad Commission in Karnes County — updated daily, data through 2026-07-27.

Karnes County permitting is running 19 permits a month over the trailing 90 days (56 total, up 65% on the prior quarter). 2 were issued in the past week. BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP leads with 55 permits in the past 12 months, one of 12 operators active in the county.

Last 30 Days

Operators (30d)

Latest Permit

2026-07-27

All Time

9,966

9,966 permits

ISSUED	PERMIT	API	LEASE	OPERATOR	TYPE	DEPTH	HZ
2016-03-28	814595	42-255-34977	KORTH C UNIT #9H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	11,600	Y
2016-03-24	814356	42-255-34972	KOLO-NELLER-RHODES TRUST #B 6H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,850	Y
2016-03-24	814055	42-255-34966	MOCZYGEMBA UNIT #112H	GULFTEX ENERGY III, LP	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-03-24	814051	42-255-34964	MOCZYGEMBA UNIT #8H	GULFTEX ENERGY III, LP	DRILL	11,900	Y
2016-03-21	814352	42-255-34971	KOLO-NELLER-RHODES TRUST #B 5H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,950	Y
2016-03-21	814332	42-255-34976	HICKOK #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-03-21	814331	42-255-34975	HICKOK #3H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-03-21	814330	42-255-34974	HICKOK #2H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-03-18	814366	42-255-34973	URBANCZYK #2	TEXRON OPERATING, LLC	DRILL	11,500
2016-03-16	813942	42-255-34947	TRIAL UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,100	Y
2016-03-16	813702	42-255-34937	GOLDEN B UNIT #19H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2016-03-15	814321	42-255-34970	KOLO-NELLER-RHODES TRUST #B 4H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,950	Y
2016-03-15	813804	42-255-34941	JAUER-SONKA UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-02-25	813955	42-255-34953	DAVILA UNIT AC #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,400	Y
2016-02-24	813978	42-255-34959	ALLMAN UNIT #4H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-24	813958	42-255-34956	DAVILA UNIT #7H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,400	Y
2016-02-24	813957	42-255-34955	DAVILA UNIT #505H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,400	Y
2016-02-24	813956	42-255-34954	DAVILA UNIT #6H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,400	Y
2016-02-23	814002	42-255-34962	ALLMAN UNIT #7H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-23	814000	42-255-34961	ALLMAN UNIT #6H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-23	813995	42-255-34960	ALLMAN UNIT #5H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-22	813954	42-255-34952	DAVILA UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,400	Y
2016-02-22	813952	42-255-34951	DAVILA UNIT #503H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	20,400	Y
2016-02-22	813943	42-255-34948	TRIAL UNIT #501H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,100	Y
2016-02-19	813945	42-255-34950	TRIAL UNIT #2H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,100	Y
2016-02-19	813944	42-255-34949	TRIAL UNIT #502H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,100	Y
2016-02-19	813912	42-255-34945	BERRY #2H	1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC	DRILL	13,000	Y
2016-02-18	813148	42-255-34913	MCCOY UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-18	813148	42-255-34913	MCCOY UNIT #10H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-17	813888	42-255-34944	KILIMANJARO UNIT #101H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-17	813880	42-255-34943	DENALI UNIT #101H	EOG RESOURCES, INC.	DRILL	11,500	Y
2016-02-17	813806	42-255-34942	HAUSMANN UNIT #1H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-02-16	813803	42-255-34940	JAUER-SONKA UNIT #504H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-02-11	813801	42-255-34939	JAUER-SONKA UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-02-11	813799	42-255-34938	JAUER-SONKA UNIT #503H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	17,200	Y
2016-02-05	813697	42-255-34936	GOLDEN A UNIT #17H	ENCANA OIL & GAS(USA) INC.	DRILL	12,400	Y
2016-02-04	813550	42-255-34930	RIPPSTEIN-GOTTHARDT UNIT #503H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2016-02-04	813458	42-255-34925	SALGE-KINKLER UNIT #503H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,400	Y
2016-02-01	813549	42-255-34929	RIPPSTEIN-GOTTHARDT UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2016-02-01	813549	42-255-34929	RIPPSTEIN-GOTTHARDT UNIT #4H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2016-02-01	813548	42-255-34928	RIPPSTEIN-GOTTHARDT UNIT #504H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2016-02-01	813547	42-255-34927	RIPPSTEIN-GOTTHARDT UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,500	Y
2016-02-01	813464	42-255-34926	TILLIE ANN A #4H	BHP BILLITON PET(TXLA OP) CO	DRILL	14,000	Y
2016-01-27	813420	42-255-34924	SALGE-KINKLER UNIT #5H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,400	Y
2016-01-27	813419	42-255-34923	SALGE-KINKLER UNIT #504H	MARATHON OIL EF LLC	DRILL	18,400	Y
2016-01-25	813010	42-255-34912	REIMAN YANTA BORDOVSKY ULW #1	BURLINGTON RESOURCES O & G CO LP	DRILL	17,500	Y
2016-01-22	813248	42-255-34922	LAMZA #1H	1776 ENERGY OPERATORS, LLC	DRILL	18,000	Y
2016-01-20	813287	42-255-34921	ROOS UNIT #6HR	MURPHY EXPL. & PROD. CO. - USA	DRILL	12,000	Y
2016-01-20	813273	42-255-34920	NELLER GAS UNIT 1 #C 3H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,700	Y
2016-01-20	813272	42-255-34919	NELLER GAS UNIT 1 #C 2H	STATOIL TEXAS ONSHORE PROP LLC	DRILL	13,450	Y

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Source: Texas Railroad Commission drilling permit master (OGA049M), refreshed daily. See also operators in Karnes County.